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Nearly a century has passed since the assassination of Austria-Hungary's Archduke Ferdinand, yet the repercussions of the devastating global conflict that followed echo still. In this provocative book, historian Ian Beckett turns the spotlight on twelve particular events of the First World War that continue to shape the world today. Focusing on episodes both well known and scarcely remembered, Beckett tells the story of the Great War from a new perspective, stressing accident as much as strategy, the small as well as the great, the social as well as the military, and the long term as much as the short term. The Making of the First World War is global in scope. The book travels from the deliberately flooded fields of Belgium to the picture palaces of Britain's cinema, from the idealism of Wilson's Washington to the catastrophic German Lys offensive of 1918. While war is itself an agent of change, Beckett shows, the most significant developments occur not only on the battlefields or in the corridors of power, but also in hearts and minds. Nor may the decisive turning points during years of conflict be those that were thought to be so at the time. With its wide reach and unexpected conclusions, this book revises-and expands-our understanding of the legacy of the First World War.
World War, 1914-1918. --- World War, 1914-1918 --- Influence. --- European War, 1914-1918 --- First World War, 1914-1918 --- Great War, 1914-1918 --- World War 1, 1914-1918 --- World War I, 1914-1918 --- World War One, 1914-1918 --- WW I (World War, 1914-1918) --- WWI (World War, 1914-1918) --- History, Modern
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War --- Counterinsurgency. --- Guerre --- Contre-rébellion --- History --- Histoire --- Contre-rébellion --- Counterinsurgency --- Counterguerrilla warfare --- Guerrilla warfare --- Insurgency
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Polemology --- Military history, Modern. --- Modern military history --- Guérilla --- Contre-rébellion --- Histoire militaire moderne et contemporaine --- Guerrilla warfare --- Counterinsurgency --- Insurgency --- Military history, Modern --- Révoltes --- History --- Histoire --- 855 oorlogsvoering --- Counterguerrilla warfare
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The growing military, political and socio-economic costs for all belligerents as the Great War entered its fourth year were increasingly evident, liberal democracies and authoritarian states alike having to remobilise public opinion for yet greater sacrifices. While the Western Front was facing these challenges, 1917 was also marked by the collapse of Tsarist Russia and by food riots resuting both from the Entente's blockade of Central Europe and the revival of unrestricted submarine warfare by the Central Powers. Ottoman Turkey was feeling the strain of war as well, as British forces advanced in both Palestine and Mesopotamia. For states as yet uncommitted to war, such as the United States and China, 1917 was a year of decision. This volume amply illustrates the significance of this crucial year in the global conflict. Contributors are Lawrence Sondhaus, Eric Grove, Keith Grieves, Matthew Hughes, Kaushik Roy, Vanda Wilcox, Laura Rowe, and Nick Hewitt.
Weltkrieg (1914-1918) --- World War, 1914-1918. --- European War, 1914-1918 --- First World War, 1914-1918 --- Great War, 1914-1918 --- World War 1, 1914-1918 --- World War I, 1914-1918 --- World War One, 1914-1918 --- WW I (World War, 1914-1918) --- WWI (World War, 1914-1918) --- History, Modern --- Geschichte 1917 --- Polemology --- History of Europe --- anno 1910-1919
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Archival resources --- World War, 1914-1918 --- Archival resources --- Great Britain. --- Archives --- Great Britain --- History --- Sources
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343.9 --- Counterinsurgency --- -Military history, Modern --- -Modern military history --- Counterguerrilla warfare --- Guerrilla warfare --- Insurgency --- Criminologie --(algemeen) --- History --- -343.9 --- -Criminologie --(algemeen) --- 343.9 Criminologie --(algemeen) --- -Counterinsurgency --- Military history, Modern
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Counterinsurgency --- Military history, Modern --- Contre-rébellion --- Histoire militaire --- History --- Histoire
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